Representation Is Vital and Empowering

Just as Jenn’s heli ski lodge season comes to an end - a new lodge season is about to begin! We hear the latest from Jenn’s wild runarounds and adventures and what’s currently keeping her busy these days, and what her summer plans entail. A few candid updates from the copilots before a rather large change up…

Amanda and Jenn have been hinting at the van’s needs for a service appointment over the last few weeks, and it’s finally time to park the van indefinitely. Between time commitments and busy schedules, Amanda and Jenn are pushing pause on the Road Trip adventures for now, as The Safe Haven and Road Trip take a break.  It’s been a difficult decision to make, but a necessary one. 

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Rainier Wylde is a teacher and writer who, as his son would say, is gifted with how he’s able to make people truly feel things. He has been a successful entrepreneur, a psychotherapist, a professor of psychology, and a spiritual director.  His own experiences have contributed to his deep compassion for others, for the world, and for himself. He is committed to writing about living life to the fullest, and teaching others how to access and acknowledge their deepest truths. 

In this fantastic conversation, Rainier tells us about his decision to walk away from a community he built to chase adventure with intention, and start playing a more active role in his life. He touches on the art of reinvention, and how it was in the blowing up of his life that he stepped into the truest thresholds of change.  There is so much to this conversation, and it goes in a few different directions, and I cannot wait for you to hear it! 

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As we were all aware, Jenn’s season wrap up at the lodge has had her as busy as a bee! She was unable to join Amanda in the van this week, as she had to head out to the island to grab her stuff and move it closer to where she’s working. The van had to head in for some maintenance, so one of Amanda’s besties, Emily Bromley, sat shotgun for the ride today! 

In this candid catch up, Amanda and Emily gush about plant names, their individual journeys into an abundance mindset, and what books they’re currently reading. Emily tells us all about her hobbies, her dogs, her job, and her side hustle with Wish Bone Dog Co. 

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Emily on Instagram: @embrom.ley

Wish Bone Dog Co. @wishbone.dogco

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CW: Today’s guest speaks about their sexual assault / rape. They also recount one morning’s thoughts on dying by suicide. 

Mx Trina Prince (they/them) is a trans, non-binary, disabled, neurodivergent, white person, who currently lives on the territories of the Kwikwetlem, Qayqayt, Stó:lō, Tsleil-Waututh, Squamish, and Musqueam First Nations (colonially know as Port Moody, BC). Ever since Trina became a survivor of sexual assault in 2009, they have been a huge advocate for ending all forms of gender based violence. Now, Trina is very honoured to be the Board Chair for the WAVAW Rape Crisis Centre in Vancouver and as of January 2021, Trina started a new role as the Manager of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. Most importantly, they are a proud cat dad to Tucker. 

Today’s conversation sheds light on Trina’s realities after their sexual assault, burying themself in work and being busy through their declining mental health. Trina shares how important friendships were and have been - the kind where a friend truly sees you and helps advocate for you when you’re unable to do so. Trina also fills us in on the monumental work they’re doing now, and how that came to be. 

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Trina on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/trinaprince

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CW: Today’s guest speaks about her sexual assault / rape.

Amanda and Jenn hit the road for another great adventure… stocked with some meat and cheese snacks from Great Canadian Meats, they’re ready for a good catch up! After some funny stories and updates, Fiona calls! Thank goodness for the Bluetooth speaker! 

Fiona and Jenn met on the Island last summer, and we’ve all been in touch since. With a big heart and beautiful visions, Fiona fills us in on what she’s been up to lately with her business ideas and where she’s headed in this line of work. 

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Fiona on Instagram: @nowwhatcanada

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Kina Reed is a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion practitioner. She is also the creator and curator behind the social media platforms, The AntiBlackness Reader Project and Divesting From Whiteness. She holds a Master of Arts degree in Communication Studies and is a published researcher, conference presenter and public speaker. Her public advocacy is largely inspired by her academic research relating to social power and its intersections with race and gender identity constructions. She formerly held a dual faculty administrator appointment at Louisiana State University as the Director of Forensics.

In the conversation today, Kina tells us about how her calling into education was heard when she was 17 years old. She also tells us about how she’s very much in the pivot’ing’ right now, having left a job of nearly two decades in higher education. We hear Kina’s perspectives on shadow work and the realities of entrepreneurship, her decolonizing journey, and what her latest endeavours are! 

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Kina’s Website: www.joquinareed.com

Kina on Instagram: @divestingfromwhiteness   |  @pleasesayblack  |  @theantiblacknessreader

Pixie Lighthorse: @pixielighthorse

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We love being friends and we love our friends and seeing our friends so much. On today’s drive, Jenn tells us about her visit with a lifetime friend, Julie Moore! That gets us into chatting about a mug from The Dorothy Motel in Banff that was recently shipped to Ontario, and somehow that weaves into Jenn’s wild order of slippers… you just wait. 

Amanda tells a few stories about her serendipitous meetings of new friends in Kaslo while house/dog-sitting for friends, and what happens on garbage day when you don’t have a lid for the dumpster… some dynamic stories for the drive today! 

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Ariana Novak is a passionate, empathetic and community cultivating being with a deep desire for connection and helping others heal and live a healthy life. She’s one of the co-owners of hustl and flow and more recently of their latest adventure, Everlove, in Collingwood. 

In this conversation, we hear about Ariana’s three week turned six-month journey in Costa Rica and how this was so pivotal for her own personal healing.  This weaves into the power of darkness, inner child work, and the manageability of stress. With the chaos of last year, there’d been a hold on this release, and so much has changed since we recorded in October! Ariana and her now fiancé have settled in Collingwood and are expecting a baby in the next two months! Ariana’s entire world right now is all about creation, and she’s found her flow.

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Ariana on Instagram: @ariana.novak  |  @everlovecollingwood

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Well, post-White Bark coffees, Amanda and Jenn resume the drive onwards to Jenn’s massage and continue their squirrel brain question ping pong.  They dive into the questions and anecdotal stories around: Have you always liked your coffee black?  What scents do you prefer? What’s your alter ego’s name? - Buckle up for Jenn’s story for this one…  Then, where do you feel most centered and happy? And if you could travel back in time…

So happy you’re here with us! 

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Mary Fashik is a Lebanese-born, Queer Disability Rights Activist, author, public speaker and workshop facilitator.  In 2019, Mary founded Upgrade Accessibility, a movement designed to challenge today’s accessibility standards.  The movement has grown to include disability rights, intersectionality, disability justice, equity and unequivocally supports Black Lives Matter / Black Disabled Lives Matter.  

In the conversation today, Mary shares the backstory to Upgrade Accessibility and where and why the “Mary Mic Drops” have come from. We hear about why so many disabled people have neglected medical care during the pandemic as well as some personal experiences of Mary’s during the last few years. Mary also tells us about a very exciting upcoming project with Row House and Wheat Penny Press, and why representation is so vital. 

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Mary on Instagram: @upgradeaccessibility  |  @maryfashik  

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